Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08
Beautiful weather!

Beautiful weather!
c. E. Chandler, Esq, has returned to
Colby.
The Palace Drug Store building ha.
been enlarged.
A Catholic church to cost 1920 is to be
built at Eustis.
Save little money to buy ticket for
the play the 2lst.
Mr.. Gillispie now runs an elegant bus
to and from all trains.
W. s. Willcoxon, Esq, went to Oakley
this week on business.
County Attorney Willcoxon returned
last night from business trip east.
That is fine looking barn being erect
ed by j. B. McGOnigal in the south part
of town.
Dr.. I. E. Larrick, a dentist from Ober-
lin, was in Colby the first three days of
the week.
The city council have established fire
limits. Read their proceedings in anoth-
er column.
Mr.. James NJ. Thomas, of Burr Oak,
will take charge Of the Chicago Lumber
COmpany's business here.
James NJ. Kennedy lett on Friday
morning for Roseland, Neb., where he
will spend the winter.
The anarchists have gone up, but the
prices of flour, groceries, boots and shoes
etc, have gone down at NJ. Donelan's.
Joe Lamont now closes his barber shop
exactly at IL o'clock on Sunday-ot
which customers will please take notice
Several of the late candidates for the
offices in Sherman county have filed no.
tees of contest of election on the ground
of bribery.
NJ. A. Duff and Sam Donelson were in
from Hastings Monday and took out a
large quantity of lumber for new build
ings at Hastings.
Circumstances prevent our giving a
report of visit to the city schools OF
Colby made this week. D. V.-The same
will appear in next weeks paper.
The building to be occupied as post.
Office on Franklin avenue is about com
pleted. and Postmaster Fike will move
the postoffice into it in few days.
F. G. Laubach, left on Saturday for
his home at Grand Island, from where he
will IN a short time return with his fami-
ly to take up his residence here.
Mr. F. E. Streeter, of Ohio, will con-
duct a class in Penmanship at the court
house school ROOM Opening Friday
night, Dec. 9th. Everyone is invited to
be there.
Mr.. T. Morris, representing the Small
ley Seed Company, of Mcpherson, Kas.,
was in town this week in the interests of
that firm. Mr.. Morris made this office a
pleasant call
Services will be held at the new Pres
byterian church at II o'clock a. m. next
Sunday. Rev. j. w. Van Eman, pastor
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Everybody
invited.
Died, Dec I'd, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Baldwin, whose home is
about fifteen miles northeast of Colby.
The burial was in the cemetery on last
Saturday.
The Chicago Lumber Company expects
now to put in lumber yard at Hastings,
Kas. The people of Hastings will vel
come it as all other enterprises for the
good of the town and the west part of
the county.
Grant Gregory. editor of the Ludell
Settler, was in town on Monday, and
made this Office a pleasant call. Mr..
Gregory, we understand, is contemplat
ing the removal of his paper into some of
the new, enterprising towns of Thomas
county.
The Oberlin Opinion says: with the
issue dated November oath, 1887, our
father, DR.. T. E. Casterline, again sssum-
ed control of the Edgar Post. neat sew
en-column folio. well pstronized. and we
wish it further success. Edgar is thriv-
ing city. and situated in fine farming
country" DR.. Casterline is the father of
Mr.. Frank Casterline, of this ofice-he is
an able editor. and will make the Post q
good paper.
Hastings town company held q meet,
ing on Monday evening, Dec. 5, 1881. I'm
portant business was transacted relative
to the booming Of the town, and making
negotiations with several of the railroads
now surveyed through the town of Hast
ings. There are now seven surveys
through Hastings, Kans. The lay Of the
land is such that they have to survey
through the town. Yet. despite the fact
the company win be unusually liberal to
the first road that locates depot at Has
tings.